8.119.101    TOURISM ADVISORY COUNCIL

(1) The Tourism Advisory Council is responsible for the distribution of funds to regional nonprofit tourism corporations for tourism promotion and to nonprofit convention and visitors bureaus in accordance with Title 15, chapter 65, part 1, MCA.

(2) The Tourism Advisory Council incorporates by reference the guide entitled "Regulations and Procedures for Region/CVB Tourism Organizations Use of Lodging Facility Use Tax Revenue,�January 2022," setting forth the regulations and procedures pertaining to the distribution of lodging facility use tax revenue. The guide is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the�Brand MT, Department of Commerce, 301 South Park Avenue, Helena, Montana 59620, or on the�Brand MT�web site at https://brand.mt.gov/_shared/Regions-CVBs/docs/Resource-Page/January-2022-Rules-and-Procedures.pdf.

(3) Distribution of funds to regional nonprofit tourism corporations and to nonprofit convention and visitors' bureaus is contingent upon compliance with the "Regulations and Procedures for Region/CVB Tourism Organizations Use of Lodging Facility Use Tax Revenue,�January 2022."

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History: 2-15-1816, MCA; IMP, 2-15-1816, MCA; NEW, 1997 MAR p. 987, Eff. 6/3/97; AMD, 1998 MAR p. 933, Eff. 4/17/98; AMD, 1999 MAR p. 1296, Eff. 6/18/99; AMD, 2000 MAR p. 2307, Eff. 8/25/00; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 1098, Eff. 6/22/01; AMD, 2001 MAR p. 1838, Eff. 9/21/01; AMD, 2002 MAR p. 1661, Eff. 6/14/02; AMD, 2004 MAR p. 1382, Eff. 6/18/04; AMD, 2005 MAR p. 813, Eff. 5/27/05; AMD, 2007 MAR p. 617, Eff. 5/11/07; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 862, Eff. 5/29/09; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 1590, Eff. 9/11/09; AMD, 2011 MAR p. 2519, Eff. 11/26/11; AMD, 2014 MAR p. 965, Eff. 5/9/14; AMD, 2016 MAR p. 1691, Eff. 9/24/16; AMD, 2019 MAR p. 739, Eff. 6/8/19; AMD, 2022 MAR p. 399, Eff. 3/26/22.